Tombstone epitaph., 1887-08-13
THEY. DO IT AGAIN.
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express Gar
 Rifed. The Robbery of April Last Again
 Repeated. The West Bound Train is Held Up" at
 the Old Place.
Tucson Citizen, August Ial.

Tucson Citizen, August I2
 To the surprise of the railroad officials the western bound express failed to come in on time last night although it had pass ed Pantano in good shape and on time. As midnight approached and still no sign of the missing train, it was decided to send ont locomotive to see what had neared Papago station the engneer was startled by the rapid firing of revolver on the track in his front. Being appre- hensive that something had gone wrong with the express and not caring to be made target of, he reversed his engine and slowly backed towards town. Fin ally hearing some one call he stopped, and was speedily overtaken by hand car coming from the direction of papago containing conductor Gillespie and w. G. Whorf of thls city, who stated that the express had been robbed about mile east of the last "hold up" They contin- ued on into town and reported the facts to Superintendent Noble, who ordered out the wrecking train and also notified Sher. if Shibell and Deputy U. s. Marshal Underwood. The wreclling train left at the earliest possible mement for the scene of the trouble. Under Sheriff Shibell ac companed by five deputies, Marshal Underwood, Supt. Noble, Master Me chanic Bonner, Drs. Handy and Alder, H. B. Tenny of the Citizen, P. L, Crovat, M. s. Snyder, and several other gentle men were on board. They reached the robbed train about five o'clock this morn. ing and found the engine and tender overturned, the mail and forward trucks of the baggage car off the track, the ex- press car robbed and several persons slightly injured, bu, no one killed and no other damage done. The following par ! ticuars were gained on the grounds by the Citizen representative from eye wit nesses and those personally engaged in the hold up:
 THE HOLD UP.
 Locomotive No. g, James Guthrie engineer, and R. T. Bradford fireman with the western bound express passed Pantano on schedule time and was labor. ing up grade from the Cienega suddenly | when about one mile east of the scene ofthe last train robbery red light fash ed in the air and torpedoes exploded on the track. Guthrie endeavored to stop, by throwing the full force of the ar brake against The wheels. It was too late, how. ever, to save the engine, as gravel switch at that point had been opened and the locomotive thundered few lengths along the ties and then stopped and with the tender slowly careened over. Guthrie sprang out and landed in the top of a mesquit tree about fifty feet below at the bottom of the fill, but before Bra ford could follow the engine and tender had so closed as to bar exit in that direction. He then jumped through the cab window but kept his hold till his feet touched the ground, when he let go and rolled down to the bottom of the embankment, where he was joined by Guthrie. Both fearful of being crushed by the engine, which they expected to follow them, they ran across the bottom and secreted them- selves. Guthrie, notwithstanding his tig jump, was uninjured, out Bradford was slightly injured about the hips.
 In the meantime the robbers went ahead with their work They first turn ed their attention to the express car, and as it was locked, demanded that it be opened by the messenger, and on his refusing compliance, they hung a stick of giant powder against the door and blew it open. The rent in the door was sufficiently large to admit the body of a man, and two of the robbeT were soon in the car.
 The car was occupied by Messenger smith and Route Agent Gault. Smith it will be remembered is the same mes. senger that was in the express car on the occasion of the former robbery and secreted some S5,ooo in the stove. The robbers on getting into the car at once recognized him and one of them jocosely sand, "Smithy, the stove racket don't go lhis time" He refused to open the safe, but was brought to time by few taps over the head with a revolver, which bruised him up considerably. They then went through the safe, and so far as can be leatned, cleaned out the American money. There was considerable Mexi- can coin but they took sparingly of it, and what they did take they afterwards left. Frem the express they went to the mail car, looked through it but molested nothing.
 As soon as the robbers had secured their plunder they walked west on the track for possibly 100 yards then crossed down and into the Cenega, over and to